Twa vessels are connected to a differential manometer using mercury, the cornecting tubing being filled with water. The higher pressure vessel is 1.5 m lower in elevation than the other. () If the mercury reading is 100 mm, what is the pressure head difference in meters of water? (H) If carbon tetrachloride 1.59) were used instead of mercury, what would be the manometer hading for the sme pressure difference? Nr 1.5 m Water Air Water Gage liquid
Twa vessels are connected to a differential manometer using mercury, the cornecting tubing being filled with water. The higher pressure vessel is 1.5 m lower in elevation than the other. () If the mercury reading is 100 mm, what is the pressure head difference in meters of water? (H) If carbon tetrachloride 1.59) were used instead of mercury, what would be the manometer hading for the sme pressure difference? Nr 1.5 m Water Air Water Gage liquid
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![Twa vessels are connected to a differential manometer using mercury, the
cornecting tubing being filled with water. The higher pressure vessel is 1.5 m
lower in elevation than the other. () If the mercury reading is 100 mm, what
is the pressure head difference in meters of water? (H) If carbon tetrachloride
1.59) were used instead of mercury, what would be the manometer
hading for the sme pressure difference?
Nr
1.5 m
Water
Air
Water
Gage liquid](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8969d9a5-927e-4192-8bee-95cb2c1b6784%2Ff6b82134-5ad2-4dd1-adc6-5fd56c79fb99%2Fuz2a70e_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Twa vessels are connected to a differential manometer using mercury, the
cornecting tubing being filled with water. The higher pressure vessel is 1.5 m
lower in elevation than the other. () If the mercury reading is 100 mm, what
is the pressure head difference in meters of water? (H) If carbon tetrachloride
1.59) were used instead of mercury, what would be the manometer
hading for the sme pressure difference?
Nr
1.5 m
Water
Air
Water
Gage liquid
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